Lyrically Speaking - 1/6/14

[Gimme A Squiggly]

Attention all Mecca shoppers... I'd like to welcome you to the 2014 LSWE, and hope you enjoy your lyrical experience over the next ten weeks. If you didn't see the artistic official rules, please read them before continuing on in the contest. Today is the first installment of Mecca Monday, featuring the playlist of the Summer CD I forced LB to listen to from May through August last year. Since I hear there are a lot of old fogies on this Bored, I decided to start off with the Dyn-o-mite decade of the 1970's. All of the 70's songs below were played over and over in Mecca stores last summer, and... excuse me for a moment...

We need customer assistance to the bell bottoms please!

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....


1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

[Vandal]

Spoiler

1. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
2. Piano Man - Billy Joel
3. Born to Run - Bruuuuuce Springsteen
5. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
6. Down on the Corner - CCR (and the ghost of Saul Z)
8. Kodachrome - Paul Simon
9. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
10. Summer Breeze - Seals/Croft
11. Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers Band

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.
More Than a Feeling - Boston

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?
Hold me closer Tony Danza

[ShamelessWeasel]

YEA!!!! LSWE!!!! I DON'T HAVE TO SCORE!!!!!!!

Spoiler

1. Tiny Dancer - Sir Elton
2. Piano man - Billy Joel
3. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
4. You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder
5. nope
6. nope
7. Video killed the radio star -The Buggles
8. Kodachrome - Paul Simon
9. Sultan of Swing - Dire Straits
10. nope
11. Ramblin' man - Allman Brothers
12. nope


Kroxquo Bonus: Stayin Alive - Bee Gees

5 Point Bonus: Tony Danza

[smilergrogan]

Spoiler

Attention all Mecca shoppers... I'd like to welcome you to the 2014 LSWE, and hope you enjoy your lyrical experience over the next ten weeks. If you didn't see the artistic official rules, please read them before continuing on in the contest. Today is the first installment of Mecca Monday, featuring the playlist of the Summer CD I forced LB to listen to from May through August last year. Since I hear there are a lot of old fogies on this Bored, I decided to start off with the Dyn-o-mite decade of the 1970's. All of the 70's songs below were played over and over in Mecca stores last summer, and... excuse me for a moment...

We need customer assistance to the bell bottoms please!

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....


1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

TINY DANCER, Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

PIANOMAN, Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

BORN TO RUN, Bruce Springsteen

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE, Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

LAY DOWN SALLY, Eric Clapton

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

DOWN ON THE CORNER, Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

YOU WANT TO MARRY ME?, Can't remember

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

KODACHROME, Simon and Garfunkel

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

SULTANS OF SWING, Dire Straits

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

SUMMER BREEZE, Seals and Krofts

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, Arlo Guthrie

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye

NOT I NEED YOUR LOVE, Not the Righteous Brothers

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

THE STREAK, Ray Stevens

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

TONY DANZA? I was going to guess Ty Nedanser but typing that made me think of the right answer! I am en fuego, I tell you! Watch out, Fantine and Tbone!

[BackInTex]

If this is my result for a 70's theme, it's going to be a long 10 weeks

1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Levon - Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Piano Man - B‎illy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears



5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me



6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

Squeezbox - Ozark Mountain Daredevils

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.



8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome - Paul Simon

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything



10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor



11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers


12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye




Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

Do You Feel Like I Do? - Peter Frampton

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

[franktangredi]

Spoiler

1. Tiny Dancer/Elton John

2. Piano Man/Billy Joel

3. Born to Run/Bruce Springsteen

4. You Are the Sunshine of My Life/Stevie Wonder

5. Lay Down Sally/Eric Clapton

6. Down on the Corner/Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. Video Killed the Radio Star/The Buggles

8. Kodachrome/Paul Simon

10. Summer Breeze/Seals and Crofts

11. Ramblin' Man/The Allman Brothers

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

The song I most associate with large, noisy places because someone played it on the jukebox in the dining hall every day my freshman year of college:
City of New Orleans/Arlo Guthrie

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

[/spoiler]

[SportsFan68]

Spoiler

Attention all Mecca shoppers... I'd like to welcome you to the 2014 LSWE, and hope you enjoy your lyrical experience over the next ten weeks. If you didn't see the artistic official rules, please read them before continuing on in the contest. Today is the first installment of Mecca Monday, featuring the playlist of the Summer CD I forced LB to listen to from May through August last year. Since I hear there are a lot of old fogies on this Bored, I decided to start off with the Dyn-o-mite decade of the 1970's. All of the 70's songs below were played over and over in Mecca stores last summer, and... excuse me for a moment...

We need customer assistance to the bell bottoms please!

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....

1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Piano Man, Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

Sunshine of my life, Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

Down on the Corner, CCR

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome, Paul Simon

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

Convoy, CW McCall. Not that it's so representative of the 70s, except it's the only song I thought where I'm absolutely certain it's a 70s song.

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

I think you gotta get the song first.

[plasticene]

Spoiler

1.
2. Piano man, Billy Joel
3.
4. You are the sunshine of my life, Stevie Wonder
5.
6. Down on the corner, CCR
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.
You've got a friend, James Taylor

[elwoodblues]

So far so good.

Spoiler

1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Piano Man - Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

Down On The Corner - CCR

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome - Paul Simon

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

Tony Danza

[a1mamacat]

Attention all Mecca shoppers... I'd like to welcome you to the 2014 LSWE, and hope you enjoy your lyrical experience over the next ten weeks. If you didn't see the artistic official rules, please read them before continuing on in the contest. Today is the first installment of Mecca Monday, featuring the playlist of the Summer CD I forced LB to listen to from May through August last year. Since I hear there are a lot of old fogies on this Bored, I decided to start off with the Dyn-o-mite decade of the 1970's. All of the 70's songs below were played over and over in Mecca stores last summer, and... excuse me for a moment...

We need customer assistance to the bell bottoms please!

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....


1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Spoiler

Piano Man - Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

Spoiler

You are the Sunchine of my Life - Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

Spoiler

Muskrat Love - Captain and Tenille

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

Spoiler

Well as I dint get #1, I'll guess and say Paul Newman

[jarnon]

Spoiler

1. Tiny Dancer, Elton John (the bonus question gave it away)
2. Piano Man, Billy Joel
4. You Are The Sunshine of My Life
8. Kodachrome

Kroxquo Bonus: American Pie, Don McLean
5 Point Bonus: Tony Danza

[Vandal]

Uh-oh...

Spoiler

"Someone" didn't follow the spoiler rules and will have to stay after class.

[MarleysGh0st]

Spoiler

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You Can Feel It All Over


11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

City of New Orleans - Creedence Clearwater Revival

[mellytu74]

Spoiler

A good start, I think, but I fear the 21st Century rear its ugly head soon. .

1. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
2. Piano Man - Billy Joel
3. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
4. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
5. Lay Down, Sally - Eric Clapton
6. Down on the Corner - Creedance Clearwater Revival
7. Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
8. Kodachrome - Paul Simon
9. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
10. Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft
11. Rambling Man - Allman Brothers
12. Bright Side of the Road - Van Morrison

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

I think Amie - Pure Prairie League would fit in with this bunch just fine.

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

Tony Danza

[mrkelley23]

Yay! The Me Decade!

Attention all Mecca shoppers... I'd like to welcome you to the 2014 LSWE, and hope you enjoy your lyrical experience over the next ten weeks. If you didn't see the artistic official rules, please read them before continuing on in the contest. Today is the first installment of Mecca Monday, featuring the playlist of the Summer CD I forced LB to listen to from May through August last year. Since I hear there are a lot of old fogies on this Bored, I decided to start off with the Dyn-o-mite decade of the 1970's. All of the 70's songs below were played over and over in Mecca stores last summer, and... excuse me for a moment...

We need customer assistance to the bell bottoms please!

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....


1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Tiny Dancer -- Elton John (Hold me closer, Tony Danza...)

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Piano Man -- Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

Born to Run -- Bruce Springsteen

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You are the Sunshine of My Life -- Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

Lay Down Sally -- Eric Clapton

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

Down on the Corner -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

Video Killed the Radio Star -- the Buggles

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

KodaChrome -- Paul Simon

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

Sultans of Swing -- Dire Straits

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

Summer Breeze -- Seals and Crofts

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

Ramblin' Man -- Allman Brothers Band

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye

This is the one I've been working on for three hours or so. I can't come up with it, and I know I'm going to kick myself when I hear it.


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

Peaceful Easy feeling -- The Eagles

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

Heh. Swear I didn't see this before I quoted it up top. Tony Danza.

[T_Bone0806]

Spoiler

1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Tiny Dancer-Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Piano Man-Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life-Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

Down On The Corner-Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

Video Killed The Radio Star-The Buggles

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome-Paul Simon

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

Sultans Of Swing-Dire Straits

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

Ramblin' Man-Allman Brothers Band

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye

Bright Side Of The Road-Van Morrison

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

Go All The Way-Raspberries

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

Tony Danza

[Hotseat Or Bust!]

Spoiler

1.) Tiny Dancer - Elton John, 2.) Piano Man - Billy Joel, 3.) Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen, 4.) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder, 8.) Kodachrome - Paul Simon, 9.) Sultans Of Swing - , 10.) Summer Breeze - , 11.) Rambling Man - The Allman Brothers. Krox: A Horse With No Name - America. 5 Point Bonus: Tony Danza.

[PanicinDetroit]

Spoiler

1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad
Tiny Dancer - Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
Piano Man - Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.
Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall
Kodachrome - Paul Simon

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,
Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.
Take It Easy - The Eagles

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?
Tony Danza

[TheSearchIsOn]

Gimme A Squiggly

Attention all Mecca shoppers... I'd like to welcome you to the 2014 LSWE, and hope you enjoy your lyrical experience over the next ten weeks. If you didn't see the artistic official rules, please read them before continuing on in the contest. Today is the first installment of Mecca Monday, featuring the playlist of the Summer CD I forced LB to listen to from May through August last year. Since I hear there are a lot of old fogies on this Bored, I decided to start off with the Dyn-o-mite decade of the 1970's. All of the 70's songs below were played over and over in Mecca stores last summer, and... excuse me for a moment...

We need customer assistance to the bell bottoms please!

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....


1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

"Tiny Dancer" - Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

"Piano Man" - Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

"Lay Down Sally" - Eric Clapton

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

"Video Killed the Radio Star" - The Buggles

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

"Summer Breeze" - Seals & Crofts

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

"Afternoon Delight" - Starland Vocal Band

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

Tony Danza

Looks like I checked in at the right time. Oh, and I'm honored to have been chosen to lead off the reading of this year's rules.

[Jessie]

Attention, Mecca Shoppers!!!

Attention all Mecca shoppers... I'd like to welcome you to the 2014 LSWE, and hope you enjoy your lyrical experience over the next ten weeks. If you didn't see the artistic official rules, please read them before continuing on in the contest. Today is the first installment of Mecca Monday, featuring the playlist of the Summer CD I forced LB to listen to from May through August last year. Since I hear there are a lot of old fogies on this Bored, I decided to start off with the Dyn-o-mite decade of the 1970's. All of the 70's songs below were played over and over in Mecca stores last summer, and... excuse me for a moment...

We need customer assistance to the bell bottoms please!

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....


1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad
Tiny Dancer - Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
Piano Man - Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears
You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.
Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
From the good, old days when MTV actually played music videos!

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall
Marry ‘Em Young (The Redneck Anthem) – Phil Robertson and the MotherDuckers

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor
Summer Breeze - Seals and Croft

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,
Ramblin Man - Allman Brothers

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band*
*Famous Texan Alert


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's. Well, duh…if it was the 80’s obviously I would have to say Jessie’s Squirrel by the one and only RICK SPRINGFIELD. However since it’s a decade earlier, my choice is Whole Lotta Love by my all-time favorite band, Led Zeppelin!!!

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1? Tony Danza

Wow, this was a great game!!! If you would be kind enough to continue using songs from my high school years, I could do really well this season but I'm guessing that's not the case!

[Estonut]

Gimme A Squiggly

Attention all Mecca shoppers... I'd like to welcome you to the 2014 LSWE, and hope you enjoy your lyrical experience over the next ten weeks. If you didn't see the artistic official rules, please read them before continuing on in the contest. Today is the first installment of Mecca Monday, featuring the playlist of the Summer CD I forced LB to listen to from May through August last year. Since I hear there are a lot of old fogies on this Bored, I decided to start off with the Dyn-o-mite decade of the 1970's. All of the 70's songs below were played over and over in Mecca stores last summer, and... excuse me for a moment...

We need customer assistance to the bell bottoms please!

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....


1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Tiny Dancer - Elton John


2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Piano Man - Billy Joel


3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

Born to Run - Bruuuuuce


4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder


5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton


6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

Down on the Corner - CCR


7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles


8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome - Paul Simon


9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits


10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts


11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man


12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye

Ha Ha, Suckers! - lb13


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

Holdin' On To Yesterday - Ambrosia


5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1?

Tony Danza

[mntetn]

Spoiler

1.
2. Piano Man, Billy Joel
3.
4. You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Stevie Wonder
5. Lay Down Sally, Eric Clapton
6. Down on the Corner, CCR
7.
8. Kodachrome, Simon and Garfunkel
9.
10. Summer Breeze, Seals and Croft
11. Ramblin Man, Allman Bros
12.
Kroxquo Bonus: Sad Eyes, Robert John
5 Point Bonus:

[Bob78164]

I guess I like the '70s.

1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Tiny Dancer, Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Piano Man, Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

Ramblin' Man, Allman Brothers

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's. Dreams, Fleetwood Mac

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1? Larry Hagman

--Bob

[kroxquo]

Spoiler

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....


1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Levon - Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

Piano Man - Billy Joel

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young

Born To Run - Bruuuuuuuuuce

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.

Down On The Corner - CCR

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome - Paul Simon

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist you would put on the Mecca CD to represent the 70's.

Fish Heads - Barnes & Barnes

5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1? James Caan?

[littlebeast13]

1. Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad
Tiny Dancer - Elton John

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
Piano Man - Billy Joel (Those who remember Ethelbert, my former Nigerian co-worker... I got him into my variety station I would put on the radio at the time, and this wound up being one of his favorite songs)

3. Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

4. I feel like this is the beginning
'though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears
You Are The Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder

5. I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily.
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton

6. Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.
Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (One of two CCR songs on the Summer CD... you'll see the other one in a future game)

7. They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.
Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles

8. And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall
Kodachrome - Paul Simon (One of three[!] Paul Simon songs on the Summer CD... I think I have both of the others in future games as well)

9. You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
But meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

10. See the paper lying on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor
Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts

11. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,
Ramblin Man - Allman Brothers

12. Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye
The Bright Side of the Road - Van Morrison (I had never heard of this song before I got to listen to it every night... and it had the ignominious task of following the one and only Justin Bieber on the CD...)


5 Point Bonus: What actor is often misheard as the title to Song #1? - Hold me closer, Tony Danza!